Aphyle niedmandi Grados, 2018

NEW SPECIES DISCOVERED BY NIEMAND FAMILY - Aphyle niedmandi

STORY

Through the Travel Design agency, the Niemand family, of Dutch nationality, dad, mom, and their two beloved children aged 17 and 21 discovered this new species for the world, Aphyle niedmandi. They gave him the name of the species in honor of his surname (Niemand) which in Dutch means "Nobody", so they were super happy since they felt that now their surname did mean "something". In his own words, it was the best of his trip to Peru. Thanks, Harald Niemand, Karen Niemand, Emily Niemand, and Dominic Niemand!

SPECIMEN DETAILS

Sex: Female

Reproduction: Sexual

Life Stage: Adult

Wingspan 24mm

length 10mm

COLLECTION DETAILS

Collectors: Niemand & Koesters Family

Date Collected: 07-Jun-16

Habitat: Lowland rainforest

Sampling Protocol: Light trap

Elevation: 225 m

GEOGRAPHY

Country: Peru

Province/State: Madre de Dios

Region/County: Tambopata

Sector: Condenado

Exact Site: Albergue Refugio Amazonas

Lat/Lon: -12.875, -69.4097

TAXONOMY

Identifier Juan Grados

Identification Method: Morphology

Identifier Institution: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Museo de Historia Natural

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Family: Erebidae

Subfamily: Arctiinae

Genus: Aphyle

Species: Aphyle niedmandi